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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the police department finds a young woman alive?
(a) Falier.
(b) Merli.
(c) Brunetti.
(d) Monelli.

2. What is the Italian term used for police officer?
(a) Gendarme.
(b) Bobbies.
(c) Policia.
(d) Carabinieri.

3. What is the main character's first name?
(a) Guido.
(b) Giuseppe.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Francois.

4. What is the Intercity train's destination at the time of the death?
(a) Padua.
(b) Venice.
(c) Trieste.
(d) Travisio.

5. What is the character's first name?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Mario.
(c) Amadeo.
(d) Ubaldo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Italian term used as the title for attorney?

2. Who was not distraught at the news of the man's death?

3. What was the official reason for the cop's expulsion?

4. People initially thought the women were:

5. Why does the cop get arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might the deaths tie into the corruption case Brunetti had been working on for months?

2. Who discovers Trevisan's body? What is the character's initial reaction? What does the character do?

3. What is the first scene in the book? What time of year is it? Why are the scene and the weather important to the rest of the story?

4. Explain the scene involving the truck in as much detail as possible. Include the location, the speed of the vehicle and where the truck came from in the first place.

5. What did a bystander have to say about the presence of the women at the scene? What made the bystanders change their minds about the women?

6. What is the plan between Brunetti and Vianello regarding Pinetta's? What is decided? How does the plan turn out?

7. What news does Chiara give to her father? How is the work being done?

8. What happens to the news about the accident a few days after it occurred? How was the story rediscovered and by whom?

9. What is Monelli's role in this scene? What does the officer attempt to do?

10. How does Brunetti learn about Trevisan's murder? What are Brunetti's initial thoughts?

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